Two-wheeled vehicle



(No Model.)

I. N. FANEBUST.

TWO WHEELED VEHICLE.

No. 356,110. Patented Jan. 18, 1887.

STATES TWO=WHEELED VEHICLE.

r'BPECIIE'ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3 6,11 dated n ary1887- Applicati on filed October 16, 1886. Serial No. 216,403.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVER NELSON Fann- BUs'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lee, in the county of Lee and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulkies; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

The object of the presentinvention is to improvethe' construction oftwo-wheeled carts or sulkies by which the so-called horse-motion in thisclass of vehicles is greatly lessened, thereby making an easier ridingvehicle, with less rack or jar and consequent wear upon the wheels; andit consistsin the details of construction substantially as shownin thedrawing, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which represents a perspective View of myinvention, A designates the shafts of the vehicle bent down at theirrear end, as shown at (1., and to the extremities of which is attachedby clips I), or in any other preferred manner, the axle B,' which isbraced by stayrods 0, connected thereto and to the bent ends of theshafts.

The seat C, at its front end, has the usual frame, D, common to thisclass of vehicles, and is connected at its forward end to the crossbarI) of the shafts by means of a spiral or other form of spring, e, andthe sides of the frame are connected to the bent portions a of theshafts by means of springs f and equalizing-links g. The back ofthe seatC has depending rods h and transverse rod 'i, which together form aframe for the rear end of the seat; and, if preferred, said frame may beformed of a continuous bar or rod, as found most convenient. This frame,at the rear end of the seat, is connected to extensions E of the shaftsA by means of springs Jr, said springs at their upper ends beingattached to clips F, which extend over the ends of the extensions E, andare adjustable thereon and held in their adjusted position by means ofset-screws Z. It

(No model.) I a will be seen by this construction that the seat, insteadof resting upon the springs as heretofore, is suspended between theextension of the shafts, thereby giving it a much easier movement, andthe vehicle may be readily balanced by the adjustment of the clips F andthe extensions E of the shafts.

It is evident that any desirable number ofsprings may be used to holdthe front end of the frame D to the shafts and cross-bar thereof, andthe manner of suspending the seat by means of the springs, as heretoforedescribed, the jar of the wheels will not immediately affect the personriding or the horse pulling the sulky. A sidewise motion to the seat isalso obtained, so that if one of the wheels strikes a rut in the trackor ona rough road it will prevent the wheel from breaking, because thestroke will lose most of its power before it reaches the spokes. Thesprings can be increased or diminished in number as the load requires.It will be noticed that the upper ends of the springsf engage withbrackets 'm, secured to the under side of the bent portions to of theshafts, and have a series of seats for the hooked end of the springs, soits tension may be changed by moving it longitudinally with the shafts.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

In a vehicle, the combination, with a seat thereof provided with a frameat its front and at its rear end, of suitable springs connecting thefront frame to the shafts and cross-bar thereof, clips adjustablyconnected to the ex tension of the shafts, and springs secured to theclips and to the frame at the rear of the seat, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

IVER. NELSON FANEBUST.

Witnesses:

A. M. MUNsoN, S. T. Tnonrson.

